Posts in Category ‘Inspiration’

Wow. This week has flown by! I guess the speed of this last week of the year is appropriate considering the mind-blowing pace of the rest of this year. Do you all have celebration plans for New Year’s? Resolutions? I’m typically not much for making resolutions, …

Ceramics is one of my favorite mediums and the whole process fascinates me. One part art, one part chemistry, one part fire…a little bit science and a little bit magic. In winter, I am even more drawn to ceramics –a connection to the earth while the …

Sometimes I’m so overwhelmed with appreciation for my life and my surroundings that I can’t contain it. Saturday was Rainer Maria Rilke’s birthday and on Writer’s Almanac they spoke of his idea that “human beings are put on earth in order to experience the beauty of …

If you have a few minutes this week, take some time to peruse this project by Allison Connell : Each month for a year she built a new book and used it as a sketchbook and journal over the course of that month. The website is …

There is a lot about graduate school that I enjoy, and a lot that I could live without. Lately, my school-life seems filled with the parts I could live without and I’m finding myself getting bogged down and losing sight of the joy. This weekend is …

I am a consummate doodler. In school I find it keeps me from daydreaming — if my hands are busy, my mind stays focused — the margins of my notebooks filled with swirls and sketches. Doodling also opens up the the creative pathways in my brain …

Today it is going to rain and tonight we are expecting the first hard freeze of the season. This forecast calls for something bright and inspiring. Like these paintings by Rex Ray: by Rex Ray There are stories in these prints. Stories that take me …

Saturday night :: Dinner at my house! I tend to think of pesto first when planning a summer dinner party, but tonight the ingredients that came first to mind led me South. So I followed. Menu: Sopes with goat cheese and corn salsa Spiced grilled chicken …